About this place
Running dead straight through the heart of the city, the Koenigstrasse, or King's Street, is Stuttgart's central artery and its living room rolled into one. It takes its name from the Kingdom of Wuerttemberg, whose rulers once paraded along this route between the royal palace and their country estates. For most of the twentieth century it carried trams and cars, but a bold redesign for the 1977 Federal Garden Show turned its lower stretch into a car free promenade of fountains, trees and kiosks. Today roughly two hundred shops, department stores and cafes line its length, and on a busy Saturday a river of shoppers, buskers and tourists flows past the sandstone facades. It is the connective thread of any Stuttgart visit, linking the main station at one end to the palace squares of the Old Town at the other.
Key facts
- 1.2 km — The boulevard runs from the main station to Schlossplatz, ranking among Germany's longest pedestrian shopping streets
- 1977 year — The lower section was turned into a car free precinct for Stuttgart's Federal Garden Show
- 203 shops — Retailers line the street, giving it one of the highest store densities in the country
📍 Königstraße 29, 70173, Stuttgart